WALSALL. Walsall bested Hartlepool United 3-1 thanks to G. Miller who scored in the 13th and 67th minute. Walsall got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from G. Miller (13′) and C. Wilkinson (26′). Hartlepool United tried to recover with a goal from O. Bogle (63′). However, the match was closed by a goal (67′) scored by G. Miller for Walsall.

The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey who had the assistance of Hristo Karaivanov and Billy Smallwood. The 4th official was Oliver Bickle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Walsall was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Hartlepool United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match​.

Walsall shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hartlepool United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Walsall will have 38 points like Rochdale to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Hartlepool United will stay with 44 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Sutton United on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (0 draws).

Hartlepool United will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 5th of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Harrogate Town (1 draw).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: C. Rushworth (7.3), H. White (6.7), D. Daniels (7.1), E. Monthe (7.3), E. Osadebe (6.2), J. Labadie (7.3), L. Kinsella (8.3), J. Earing (6.9), T. Shade (7.0), C. Wilkinson (7.0) and G. Miller (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: D. Rodney, S. Perry, R. Menayese, J. Rose, S. Ward, L. Tomlin (7.1) and B. Kiernan.

Walsall could not rely on the presence of L. Tomlin (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: C. Wilkinson for L. Tomlin (75′), G. Miller for D. Rodney (88′) and E. Osadebe for B. Kiernan (90′).

Best player: G. Miller​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was G. Miller.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 10 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Graeme Lee played with: B. Killip (5.9), J. Sterry (6.3), G. Liddle (6.1), O. Odusina (6.4), D. Ferguson (6.4), I. Fletcher (6.5), N. Featherstone (8.1), T. Crawford (6.4), L. Molyneux (6.4), O. Bogle (6.9) and J. White (6.4).

They had on the bench: M. Carver (6.3), R. Ogle, N. Bilokapić, G. Holohan (6.1), J. Grey (6.8), M. Shelton and J. Hull.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: J. White for J. Grey (46′), T. Crawford for G. Holohan (75′) and I. Fletcher for M. Carver (84′).

Best player: N. Featherstone​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hartlepool United was N. Featherstone.

His rating is (8.1) with 58 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Newport County – Tranmere Rovers – 4-2
• Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 0-1
• Crawley Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1
• Colchester United – Oldham Athletic – 1-1
• Bristol Rovers – Exeter City – 1-1
• Bradford City – Mansfield Town – 0-2
• Barrow – Harrogate Town – 0-0
• Walsall – Hartlepool United – 3-1
• Swindon Town – Salford City – 1-2
• Rochdale – Northampton Town – 1-0
• Port Vale – Stevenage – 2-0
• Sutton United – Scunthorpe United – 4-1